Making my home better, one day at a time
Can you believe the One Room Challenge is over? It’s been a wild month, and I’m so happy I participated. I cleaned and purged and organized and found some new treasures. My living room isn’t completely transformed, but it is wildly improved and a place where I can’t wait to host friends. If you’ve been …
With the end of the One Room Challenge looming on the horizon, I wanted to write a bit about process and progress. I’ll talk more about the conclusion of the process tomorrow in the final ORC post, but I thought I’d share some of the middle of the project today. As a renter, I feel …
I made a very simple set of goals for my post-plans with friends, pre-bed organizing. One of them was to deal with the mail from that day & the day previous. I think that’s a matter of routine for most people, but I have a tendency to let mail pile up for weeks or even …
Guys, I can see the light at the end of my organizing tunnel! I’m to a point where there is a noticeable difference in how my apartment looks, which is wonderful and encouraging. The trick now is not to rest on my laurels or think “this is good enough.” That’s especially important since there are …
As I work on this project, transforming my living room into a much more functional and beautiful space, I keep thinking about why I’m doing it and what I can do in this space in the future. Having that finish line in mind helps me run this race. To start, I took a cue from …
I have a busy week behind and ahead of me, with only one night at home in a week and a half span. Even my weekend days are full with a boy & dog sitting gig, so I only have a few hours free when my step-brother is at school and I’m home on my …
I just had my first workday continuing this project and I’m learning some things about myself and my post-work energy levels. I did all of my reading and planning in the evenings after work leading up to the actual physical work, but executed all my work so far on my days off. Let me tell …
The further I get into my living room project, the more I realize I need to modify my approach. My living room is many things: my actual living room, my dining room, my office, even my storage closet (thanks to a lack of a real hall closet). Due to all those roles, I’m running into …
I’m really loving the deep dig into what I’m doing and why. In Part 2 of OFTIO, Julie Morgenstern gives a series of questions to ask about any project, be it a whole room or a portion thereof. I paused at the questions and answered them about my space overall. The first question is “what …
Oh man, this is where things start to get real. I took Julie Morgenstern’s quiz of yes and no questions about organization and found I answered “yes” to 10 of the 21. There are definitely some psychological issues at play here. I’ve debated how deeply into my psyche I want to delve in this public …
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